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Re: Lime - SW Alabama
[Re: abolt300]
#3906131
05/05/23 11:29 AM
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hallb
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I ended up having to get mine delivered and dumped and then I loaded it with the FEL and had to spread it with a buggy. Looked everywhere and couldnt find anyone that was still running a lime truck in the Wilcox, Dallas, Marengo area. Rock roads and big fields 1.5 - 4 acres so size and access was not the reason, which would typically be the case. Unless your commercially farming, I dont think anyone is doing it anymore. Did you do it that way b/c you needed a lot more lime than just one trip back and forth with the buggy? Or did you use some other kind of buggy besides what the coop rents?
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Re: Lime - SW Alabama
[Re: hallb]
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05/05/23 11:59 AM
05/05/23 11:59 AM
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abolt300
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I ended up having to get mine delivered and dumped and then I loaded it with the FEL and had to spread it with a buggy. Looked everywhere and couldnt find anyone that was still running a lime truck in the Wilcox, Dallas, Marengo area. Rock roads and big fields 1.5 - 4 acres so size and access was not the reason, which would typically be the case. Unless your commercially farming, I dont think anyone is doing it anymore. Did you do it that way b/c you needed a lot more lime than just one trip back and forth with the buggy? Or did you use some other kind of buggy besides what the coop rents? 36 tons.
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Re: Lime - SW Alabama
[Re: ETraylor]
#3906272
05/05/23 04:32 PM
05/05/23 04:32 PM
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Lower AL
k bush
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Gilbertown Farm & Feed now has lime available. Friend of mine had someone from MS spread his in Choctaw, $75/ton
"Cull" is just another four letter word...
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Re: Lime - SW Alabama
[Re: abolt300]
#3906302
05/05/23 05:37 PM
05/05/23 05:37 PM
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Conecuh county
hallb
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I ended up having to get mine delivered and dumped and then I loaded it with the FEL and had to spread it with a buggy. Looked everywhere and couldnt find anyone that was still running a lime truck in the Wilcox, Dallas, Marengo area. Rock roads and big fields 1.5 - 4 acres so size and access was not the reason, which would typically be the case. Unless your commercially farming, I dont think anyone is doing it anymore. Did you do it that way b/c you needed a lot more lime than just one trip back and forth with the buggy? Or did you use some other kind of buggy besides what the coop rents? 36 tons. Yeah, that'll do it. I was hoping to learn about some new food plotter style of a lime spreader! Pike coop will spread or at least used to and they just charged more per ton. We had a 26 acre pond at my last place in Troy and first year we had it, had to put 5 tons per acre in it. That was something to watch....and pay for.
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Re: Lime - SW Alabama
[Re: catdoctor]
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05/05/23 07:25 PM
05/05/23 07:25 PM
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Orange Beach, AL
JohnG
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I got a guy from Linden to spread mine a couple of years ago. I got the coop in Faunsdale to order 26 tons of lime dumped on my place and then used front loader on tractor to load the spreader truck. His last name was Drinkered. His first name is Gabe. His truck is 2wd, roads must be good, he mainly does row crop and pastures. His busy time is when a pulpwood mill is cleaning it’s slag out. It’s free, just pay to have a dump truck deliver it.
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Re: Lime - SW Alabama
[Re: ETraylor]
#3906822
05/07/23 06:15 AM
05/07/23 06:15 AM
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Lower AL
k bush
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Sides makes a 3 pt hitch spreader that will handle ag lime, but be prepared for sticker shock. Everyone says “but the lime has to be dry” hell that even applies to lime buggies. You’ve not had fun until you dealt with line bridging in a buggy.
Co-op in Frisco City had a small half size lime buggy but it’s been down for repairs for well over 6 months. There’s a market for lime and custom blend fertilizer that can be loaded into buggies that a half ton truck can pull. If lime is $75/ton loaded into a larger buggy I’d gladly pay $100/ton vs paying $350/ton for pelletized lime.
"Cull" is just another four letter word...
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Re: Lime - SW Alabama
[Re: hallb]
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05/07/23 10:16 AM
05/07/23 10:16 AM
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Lower AL
k bush
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Where do you get pelletized lime for 350 a ton? 50 bags at $7/bag. If you buy 10 or more at Lowes it's 10% off
"Cull" is just another four letter word...
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Re: Lime - SW Alabama
[Re: k bush]
#3906916
05/07/23 10:39 AM
05/07/23 10:39 AM
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Conecuh county
hallb
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Where do you get pelletized lime for 350 a ton? 50 bags at $7/bag. If you buy 10 or more at Lowes it's 10% off I didn't even see any on their website, that was where I went and looked before I asked. Maybe it's just a temporary stocking thing. Have you bought multiple tons from them before?
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Re: Lime - SW Alabama
[Re: hallb]
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05/08/23 10:36 AM
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abolt300
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Where do you get pelletized lime for 350 a ton? Pelletized was $4.75/50lb bag last time I checked which was a little over a year ago. That's $237.50/ton. Demopolis Co-op and Thomasville Co-op.
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Re: Lime - SW Alabama
[Re: k bush]
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05/13/23 09:11 PM
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Cantonment FL
wareagle22
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Sides makes a 3 pt hitch spreader that will handle ag lime, but be prepared for sticker shock. Everyone says “but the lime has to be dry” hell that even applies to lime buggies. You’ve not had fun until you dealt with line bridging in a buggy.
Co-op in Frisco City had a small half size lime buggy but it’s been down for repairs for well over 6 months. There’s a market for lime and custom blend fertilizer that can be loaded into buggies that a half ton truck can pull. If lime is $75/ton loaded into a larger buggy I’d gladly pay $100/ton vs paying $350/ton for pelletized lime. I have a Sides Spread All Spreader and it WILL spread wet ag or papermill lime. I’ve spread about 20 tons with it so far. It’s a great all around spreader as it has an auger in it that will mix seed and fertilizer together. It’s was quite an investment when I bought it and have been contemplating starting a little side business spreading lime for hunting clubs.
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Re: Lime - SW Alabama
[Re: ETraylor]
#3910147
05/14/23 05:53 AM
05/14/23 05:53 AM
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Lower AL
k bush
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You should have plenty of customers. Getting it spread can be a challenge.
Would you have a second tractor to load the hopper or ???
"Cull" is just another four letter word...
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Re: Lime - SW Alabama
[Re: k bush]
#3910959
05/15/23 11:24 PM
05/15/23 11:24 PM
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Cantonment FL
wareagle22
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You should have plenty of customers. Getting it spread can be a challenge.
Would you have a second tractor to load the hopper or ??? Yes, it would require a second tractor with FEL to load it. Well, I could unhook it, load it, and then re-hook to it and then spread but that would be very time consuming.
Fatal Attraxion Custom Calls
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